SVP Finance Operations

Job Summary

Working closely with AUSA’s CFO and the executive team, the SVP, Financial Operations will lead FP&A for the company’s technology and operations divisions, News& Advertising division, and corporate areas. This key leadership role will also oversee enterprise-wide capital planning, financial management of the real estate portfolio, financial optimization of materials, and operational excellence within the collections function. The successful leader in this role will focus on building processes and structure that ensure the organization is driving forward from a financial operations perspective and focus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for FP&A for AUSA’s technology and operations divisions, the News & Advertising business, and the corporate areas, actively partnering with senior leaders and business planning teams to set, monitor, and deliver on operating budget performance.
• Responsible for financial management of the enterprise-wide capital expenditure investment plan, ensuring AUSA’s capital allocation strategy is aligned with the enterprise strategy and growth plans.
• Partner with SVP FP&A & Growth to identify and monitor business trends and variances related to plan; provide information and insights related to monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• In partnership with CFO and corporate finance senior leadership, ensure the organization has processes in place to regularly assess budget and budget performance, and provide clear actions and communication to senior business leadership on established financial and operational leading and lagging indicators and performance against them.
• Oversees the financial management of the company’s real estate portfolio, partnering closely with the Corporate Administration/Real Estate team to evaluate opportunities for consolidations, efficiencies, and strategic investments.
• Works with Procurement & Logistics leadership to ensure materials across lines of business, including CPE, Mobile, Business, Network, Install and Build materials, support business needs and financial goals at optimal efficiency.
• Define and execute collections strategies for all product lines within the company’s Optimum business to minimize bad debt and optimize cost to collect, while also delivering a best-in-class customer experience.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• BS/BA degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. MBA preferred
• 15+ years of operationally focused financial management experience, including experience in a Finance leadership role
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, and extensive experience with financial planning, capital planning, forecasting, modeling, and data analysis 
• Previous collection strategy and planning experience in the consumer space
• Experience in telecommunications, media, and/or technology strongly preferred
• Proven ability to collaborate with and build effective business partnerships at senior levels of the organization
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills including the ability to establish key operational metrics, summarize and interpret results, and develop strategic, actionable recommendations for leadership decision making

Leadership Competencies:

• Excellent communicator with a confident and collaborative style and adept at aligning internal and external stakeholders
• Growth mindset and mentally primed to take on challenges and adopt effective problem-solving strategies; encourages team to embrace growth mindsets
• Hands-on approach to learning the Altice USA business and adaptive executive who can augment the strategic value of the finance function and influence the evolution of the business for the current ecosystem
• Inspiring leader who can assess, attract, and develop talent

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